A UN official just told Nepal to actually enforce its anti-discrimination laws after finding that the government keeps ignoring its own constitutional protections for Dalits and other marginalized groups. Nicolas Levrat said Nepal has solid legal frameworks on paper, but the enforcement is basically nonexistent, and minorities are still getting screwed over constantly despite safeguards written into the 2015 constitution.
Courts acquitted defendants in roughly 63 percent of cases involving attacks on Dalits, and the government only bothered implementing about 13 percent of the human rights commission recommendations. Levrat pointed out that commissions meant to protect marginalized communities have zero funding and no real power, while religious minorities face selective prosecution under anti-conversion statutes that target Christians and Muslims.
The report drops at the UN Human Rights Council in a few months.
Courts acquitted defendants in roughly 63 percent of cases involving attacks on Dalits, and the government only bothered implementing about 13 percent of the human rights commission recommendations. Levrat pointed out that commissions meant to protect marginalized communities have zero funding and no real power, while religious minorities face selective prosecution under anti-conversion statutes that target Christians and Muslims.
The report drops at the UN Human Rights Council in a few months.
